In the hours after implementation of the new levies, leaders from Mexico, Canada, and China all vowed to take retaliatory action. U.S. stocks seemed to respond, opening lower for

Consumers are likely to face higher costs for some imported goods, experts say. Here's the potential impact on your wallet.

Those are the cumbersome questions that consumers and investors will need to keep in mind as an onslaught of news is ready to rattle all of us in the days ahead. What's the end game here?